UCCE MG OC News

Time to get in the garden and watch things grow! Master Gardeners and KUCI staff hosts Teena Spindler and Katrina Kirkeby will get you started on the right garden clog-covered foot with all of the things to plan and do this month. Start your fertilizing regimen this month on particular plantings.

While you're relaxing before spring when the weather warms the soil enough to put your favorite varieties of tomatoes in the ground, we'll give you food for thought so you can start thinking about your plans. Plum, grape, cherry, beefsteak, heirloom.

That's a fantasy! David will talk with Tom Spellman of Dave Wilson Nursery about the FACTS. There are many varieties that grow quite well here. The key is chill hours. Learn what that means by tuning in. This is the time of year to plant.

This week, Master Gardener and KUCI Staff Host Sally Richards talks to Diane Blazek, Executive Director of AAS (All-America Selections) whose mission statement is To promote new garden varieties with superior garden performance judged in impartial trials in North America.

If you have avocados in the coastal zone, that's one thing that you can fertilize now. Avocados are tender so be careful as you work around the base of the tree.